How much did Artest cost the Lakers vs. Denver?

LOS ANGELES -- The Lakers lost for the first time all season, and the opposing team got 32 points from Ron Artest's man.

So how much of the loss was Artest's fault? Carmelo Anthony was cited as "a bad boy" after the game by Kobe Bryant, so there's no embarrassment at Artest allowing Anthony to score. Phil Jackson said Sunday night that he expects Artest will "have a game" against Anthony later in the season, too, to answer.

Jackson pointed out that Artest held Minnesota's Michael Beasley to 17 points before Beasley had 42 against Sacramento (and then 35 against New York), referring to Artest's defense that game vs. Beasley as a "commendable job."

"I don't worry as much about his defense as much as the whole aspect of his game," Jackson said about Artest.

Artest did acknowledge to reporters after the loss in Denver on Thursday night that he thought the Lakers had control of the game: "I kind of thought it was over." To that end, Jackson showed the team videotape Saturday of what went wrong after the Lakers had a 14-point lead.

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